What Is The Best Version Of Me I Can Be ?
I Continue On My Search
When I am a sleep
I dream so many dreams
When I am a wake
I do what I think is right
Trusting in myself and the littlest action I might perform
Life is no accident
There is a great purpose and a plan
So extreme and wonderful
I think it is up to each person
To spend our own life searching for that purpose
One that not only satisfies our deepest desires
One that changes the world in one small way
That helps other people
Tips the scale so far in the good
We know that one day
There will be something so terrrific as a result
Each day may seem so insignificant
You will here other people often say
Just another day
You know that is farthest from the truth
It is beautiful and magnificient
You sit in awe in anticipation and excitement
With butterflies flying wild and free
Twirling around in your stomach
Like the fastest and biggest amusement ride you have ever seen
You hear people talk
That is the best
That is the craziest
Awesome
Then you also see how soon people quickly forget
You can't help but be puzzled
Is it human nature?
To live the greatest thrill and then dismiss it like it never happened
Down playing it as it really couldn't be so extraordinary
I believe in miracles and the power of love
That makes everything so complete and satisfying
It does not mean life is not with its challenges
We as people have to work very hard and pull together as one
Lifting a hand
Then when we least expect it
Something new and different will develop
Mother's day has come and gone
To all those mothers who gave us our precious life
Why are we not forever thankful and grateful?
With my own mother gone eight years now
I am so blessed I got to experience my mother's love
As long as I did
My family found a way
To celebrate and go out for a nice lunch
Like so many other people do
The day was beautiful and relaxing
As my wife and I were leaving the restaurant
I held the door while another family was coming in
I noticed a mother having trouble walking
The man with her quietly said she forgot her cane
I instantly sprang into action
I let go of the door when she made it safely through and held her by the arm
The man who I think was her son
Thanked me gracefully
I said no problem
I let the woman know
Take your time
No rush
We stopped so she could catch her breath
As we covered the long stretch
From the walk down the hall to her front row seat
She thanked me so much
I asked how old is mom
Eighty-three
Wonderful
i couldn't help but think
That's how old my mother lived to be
I listen to the woman
Gasping for air
Trying to catch her breath
I held her arm gently but firmly
The man said we got her
He grabbed both her arms
I didn't leave her yet
I wanted to see her to her seat
I held her body safely
Only a few more steps to go
She sat herself in a chair
I wished her a Happy Mother's Day
Then I gave her a kiss on the cheek
The man couldn't be more appreciative
Now other members of her family now gathered around her
The man asked my name
I said Michael
As I left
I met up with my wife
Who had walked outside of the resturaunt
A couple of steps ahead of me
She wondered where did I go?
As she waited outside in the light rain
I told her I went to help a lovely lady
She didn't want to go back in the resturaunt
Thinking we would pass each other at two different sets of doors
As we walked side by side
I couldn't feel more proud
To share one more loving, unexpected moment
That bonds people together
At the same time
Gives us each a new joy to experience
Comments
DREAM ON (author) on May 20, 2019:
John Hansen I don't think there is a person alive that wouldn't mind helping someone else the problem is we get lost in our old red tape. Then we mistakenly think about ourselves. Leaving the world of people to fend for themselves. Thank you so much for reading and sharing. Have a wonderful day.
DREAM ON (author) on May 20, 2019:
Gypsy Rose Lee Thank you for sharing your own Mother's Day story. I love when people share the things in their life that make it so special. The nana's and papa's, grandmothers and grandfathers of the world you made it all possible. It all started even long before you too. How about the great grandmothers and the great grandfathers? The list goes on and on. One doesn't work without the other. They go together like fresh Italian bread and butter. Crazy busy. Thank you so much for your patient support. Have a beautiful night.
Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on May 14, 2019:
That is wonderful that you were there to help. Every Mothers Day that passes I miss my mom. I guess I should actually say I miss all the wonderful ladies like my grandma that I have known in my life. For some reason just around this time I have had unusual flashbacks and deja vu feelings along with the oddest dreams.
John Hansen from Gondwana Land on May 13, 2019:
Dream On, what a beautiful example of caring for your fellow human beings (in this case that dear mother). Thank you for sharing. You make us all want to be better people.